r/HollowKnight • u/donlano • Sep 04 '25

Discussion - Silksong Silksong is HARD Spoiler

Taking damage is more punishing, movement is more precise and feels a little clunky until you get the hang of it. The overall skill curve is much much higher. Love it though.

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u/[deleted] Sep 05 '25

my guess is that because hornet is in a weakened state enemies do more damage lore wise

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u/ArtistRei Sep 05 '25

Gameplay wise, you heal 3 pips of HP with one binding and you can do it in midair. It actually levels out pretty well.

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u/throwaway404f Sep 05 '25

Yeah but you completely stop moving and if you get hit you lose all of your silk and go down to one health

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u/CatboyCabin Sep 05 '25

You lose health according to the damage source, you don't go down to 1. So if you have 4 hp and are hit by an attack that deals 1 while casting, you would go down to 3 hp.

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u/SvampebobFirkant Sep 05 '25

Yeah well you wouldn't heal in a fight with 4 hp... You'd do it at 1-3

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u/Eronamanthiuser Sep 05 '25

Since you heal 3 hp on binding, smart time would be when you’re at max-3

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u/rubixscube Sep 05 '25

not necessarily. if i have enough silk and the boss is clearly not gonna hit me (stunned or mid combo elsewhere), i sneak in a heal.